Samsung The Freestyle (2nd Gen)

The lightest here, with console-free cloud gaming — but a successor is coming. At $799, Samsung's 2023 model sits among the cheapest we cover — the projectors we compare run from $499 to $7,999. It scores 6.2/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.

Its strongest showing is Setup & Placement at 9.0/10 — lens shift, zoom, auto keystone and how forgiving placement is. The weakest is Brightness at 3.0/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.

Worth knowing before you buy: 230 ANSI lumens is the dimmest here and needs a fully dark room; and a successor, the Freestyle+, was announced at CES 2026 with roughly double the brightness — current discounting is inventory clearance. Every specification on this page comes from Samsung's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.